How the Prophet glorified Allah

عَن عَبدِ اللَّهِ بنِ عَمرٍو رضي الله عنه قَالَ: ((رَأَيتُ النَّبيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَعقِدُ التَّسبِيحَ)) وفي زيادةٍ: ((بِيَمِينِهِ)).

Approximate Arabic reading aid

'an 'abdi allāhi bni 'amrin raḍiyallāhu 'anhu qāla: ra'aytu an-nabiyya ṣallallāhu 'alayhi wa sallam ya'qidu at-tasbīḥa wa fī ziyādatin: biyamīnihi.

English meaning

Tasbeeh, it means here, to say: (Subhanal-lah, alhamdu lillah, Allahu akbar.)) (AAabdullah Ibn AAamr said: ’I saw the prophet make tasbeeh with his right hand.

Explanation (Tafseer)

This account describes counting tasbih with the right hand. Here tasbih includes saying “Subhanallah,” “Alhamdulillah,” and “Allahu Akbar”—declaring Allah’s perfection, praising Him, and affirming His greatness. The wording connects spoken remembrance with a simple physical method of keeping count as the phrases are repeated.

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How the Prophet glorified Allah

Reference & source

Hisn al-Muslim 266

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